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Quantization of a scalar field in the Kerr spacetime
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A discussion of field quantization in a curved background spacetime is presented, with emphasis on the quantization of a scalar field in the Kerr spacetime. The ambiguity in the choice of a Fock space is discussed. The example of quantized fields in a rotating frame of reference in Minkowski space is analyzed, and it is shown that there is a preferred choice of states which makes particle number an invariant under transformation to the rotating frame. This choice allows the existence of negative energy quanta of the field
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- Imprint Pagination
- 124 p.
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- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 7246433
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Thesis, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- COORDINATES; ENERGY; FOCK REPRESENTATION; KERR METRIC; MINKOWSKI SPACE; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; ROTATION; SCALAR FIELDS; SPACE-TIME
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; METRICS; SPACE
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- Notes
- University Microfilms Order No. 75-20,632.